Birdspotter
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Incredible numbers of birds off Hound Point today.
Thousands of Auks and Gannets streaming past coming up against the bridges and then heading back out the Forth.
I was present from 13.00-16.00 hrs and saw a total of 222 Little gulls,10 Arctic Skuas, 8 Bonxies, 1 Juvenile Pomarine Skua, 8 Manx Shearwaters plus Puffin,L T Duck and Goldeneye all quite good for HP.
The Auks were in a constant stream of flocks anywhere between a few individuals and up to 60+ birds throughout the three hours.
I counted 450 past in five minutes, so an estimation of 16,200 past in 3 hours.
I also counted 462 Gannets past in five minutes but they then seemed to tail off a little.
I had to go at four but my mate rang to say he had a juv Sabines Gull go through at five :C ,his fifth for here and it would have been my first,oh well.
Thousands of Auks and Gannets streaming past coming up against the bridges and then heading back out the Forth.
I was present from 13.00-16.00 hrs and saw a total of 222 Little gulls,10 Arctic Skuas, 8 Bonxies, 1 Juvenile Pomarine Skua, 8 Manx Shearwaters plus Puffin,L T Duck and Goldeneye all quite good for HP.
The Auks were in a constant stream of flocks anywhere between a few individuals and up to 60+ birds throughout the three hours.
I counted 450 past in five minutes, so an estimation of 16,200 past in 3 hours.
I also counted 462 Gannets past in five minutes but they then seemed to tail off a little.
I had to go at four but my mate rang to say he had a juv Sabines Gull go through at five :C ,his fifth for here and it would have been my first,oh well.
